I got this cool lock that I plan on using on a hot rod... in any way I can. One of my very good friends bought it for me a month before he was taken off of this earth well before his time, so it matters way more to me than the $3 price tag attached to it. I was just wondering how many people Use sentimental "trinkets" or even automotive parts that could easily be replaced with something more effective but don't. Here is a picture of what the lock looks like.
G'day, I have a 350 4 bolt 010 block that I got from a friend not long before he p***ed. I will never sell it and am looking for the proper home for it. Probably turn it into something radical and put it into a lifted 4x4 ot vehicle as that is what he had it in.
I have a 27 t coupe body that I could never get rid of...Lots of different reasons why. To many to list.
he isnt gone yet, but my grandfather gave me his 53 studebaker pickup. ill never sale it. i hope it runs before he p***es, but if it dont he knows ill always keep it. i may even paint his old auto supply store logo on the doors like an old shop truck.
When ever I go to sell at swap meets I will start loading up and, this was my step dads or my mom bought that for me or this is really cool so I usaully dont take much with me. Call me a pack rat or "collector"? But yes if it has a sentimental attachment it will be my kids inheritance!
I've got a skull shiftknob from the '60s that was given to me by an old friend who was killed driving his hot rod Apache pickup. I used it in my daily driver a couple of tiimes and will be putting it in my next project whether it looks right or not. (It was REALLY out of place in both my daily drivers.) I don't even like the look of the knob, but that has nothing to do with it. So yeah, put me on the sentimental list.
I have an old olive drab 6v horn for my model A. It came from the ba*****t of my grandfathers log cabin. Nobody remembers where it came from, and it wouldn't be worth much at a swap meet, but I won't part with it for anything.
I'm running the original SW speedometer from the first hot rod my Dad built. It read close to 40,000 miles, a few thousand of those I was old enough to remember the rides. Now I'm putting a few thousand more on it in my first hot rod. I'm hoping to eventually p*** it on to my kids if I'm so blessed.
I'm a ****er for this kind of stuff my wife's 50 merc has the running gear out of one of my oldest friend's first car a 78 camaro, used to ride to school with him and all over in it over 25 years ago. the shifter knob on my bike is a door knob from deased grandparents my other shovel is my brother's first harley the heads on my current build are from my first hot rod I built
As soon as I find the old photos I'll start a thread on my '30 Roadster build, just about EVERY piece has a story. Sold the body to the guy that introduced me to my future wife, then got the body back. The 354 HEMI came from the bestman at our wedding, drivers door came from the friend I work for, yes this car will have a soul.
My father in law was a rodder late 30's - 40's. He had a 32 roadster when he moved to the Seattle area in the early 40's. One night whilst cruising about he was involved in a high speed chase with the police and they took a shot at him. He eluded the police and didn't even notice the bullet hole in his rear quarter panel til the next day. News paper article about the incident claimed he was a "California *******" cuz they could tell he had CA plates. Mom in law has the article and photo of bullet hole. Bud was a great friend and father in law, been gone 10 years. In his honor I have a bullet hole decal on my right rear quarter, will have one painted on when I find somebody can do it up right. Any body asks about it they get the story. He was a great guy but I'm not gonna shoot my car! Maybe not a sentimental part but a sentimental part of my car.
Dad's last car was a 46 Ford Tudor (he p***ed on in 2000). He replaced the carb and I found the old one when I cleaned out his garage. I spruced it up and made it into a lamp base. I kept one of the original headlights from a 38 Tudor I had back in the '90s and put it in this wall display. Not the whole can, just the lens and trim ring.
You may want to do some research on CORBIN, besides making locks and hardware they made some very high quality automobiles 1905-1915.
Not a car part but I've got one of my grandpa's odd wrenches (a long 1/2"-9/16" box end). I've had a habit of tightening the last bolt on many of the cars I've built using this wrench. I like to think it honors him for all that he taught me..................he's the one that instilled this mechanical obsession that has stayed with me all my life. Frank
I have my grandfather's tools as well. It is all I have of him am most of those tools I will never be able to use as they are unrealistic for the daily use but I will keep them and p*** them down to my children if I am so obliged. Not box ends, more like flaring tools and measuring tools.
Going to use it as a shift knob Made from an old boat suicide knob Need correct nutsert to fit my B&M shift arm Suggestions would be helpful
My old Craftsman tool box that my folks bought me for X-mas back in the early 70's. It's now my battery box. It's really great to incorporate meaningful stuff into your rides. Good thread!
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